Boeing 707 crash, Feb 3, 2000, Mwanza

Boeing 707 accident on February 3, 2000 near Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined.

A Trans Arabian Air Transport Boeing 707 cargo flight from Khartoum came down in Lake Victoria after an approach to Mwanza in which the crew went around and the approach became unstable, with a faulty radio altimeter light and a temporary loss of airport power. All occupants survived. Sources differ on the cause and no official report was found.

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